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Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas nutricionales en diabéticos tipo 2 que integran los clubes de Diabéticos Urbanos, Cuenca, 2015

Abstract:

To estimate the frequency of knowledge, attitudes and practices on nutrition in patients with type 2 diabetes belonging to the clubs in urban areas, 01D01 and 01D02, of the city of Cuenca from the Ministry of Public Health, in2015. Methods and materials A descriptive study was conducted in a randomized probabilistic sample calculated with a finite universe of 682 patients; the sample size was 245; it was calculated based on the 95% confidence, good attitudes of 50% and 5% error difference. The data of knowledge, attitudes and practices were obtained by direct interview; for tabulation and analysis of the data the SPSS software, version 2015. Results The age ranges from 40-85 years, median, 67 years. The 72,25 % were women, 56,32% married, and 65.31% had basic education. The level of good nutrition knowledge was 12, 65%, fair, the 61,23% and poor, 26,12%. Good attitudes, 10,20%, fair, and bad the 64,90%, 24,90%, 15,51% had good practice, regular, the 58,78%, and bad, 25,71%. Conclusion The frequency of knowledge, attitudes and practices regular were over 50%.